Dear Juno,

I do not disagree nor agree with your decision to not have an abortion. I am simply neutral about your decision. Your choice is your choice and you did what you thought was best. I deeply respect that and the responsibility you to took to have this baby. I personally believed you did yourself a favor by giving up the baby. You allowed yourself to live out your childhood longer and not be forced to become an adult earlier than you needed to be. You saved yourself many years of freedom and opportunity.
Now let’s talk Roe vs. Wade. Personally, I believe all women should have the choice and safe resources to decide whether or not they want an abortion, regardless of state opinion. You do not only have the right to choose what happens with your body but you have the right to determine your future. I believe that abortions should be legal and be available to those who chooses to have them. And in some cases, an abortion may seem more practical. My mother’s friend had chosen to have an abortion when she found out that her baby had some deformation. The baby would’ve died very shortly after birth and she thought it would be best to have an abortion. Of course, she was not without pain but imagine the pain she would have had having a baby die in her arms.
I believe legal clinical abortions should be supported. They have the capability to help many young people who accidently got pregnant. Imagine those who had so many difficulties with college and their careers because they had a baby in high school. They also help people who know that they aren’t fit or in a right place in their life to be a parent. Without legal abortion or easy access abortions, many people would put their lives on the line for back alley abortions.
I do believe abortions are helpful to people and should be an option as result of an unwanted pregnancy but I also think we should do our best to promote safe sex to minimize unwanted pregnancies. To prevent women from having to make the difficult choice of having an abortion or not. So with that, Juno, please wear a damn condom next time.
Best wishes,

Andrew